pot/kin energy practice

What is potential energy?

• The energy an object has due to its atomic structure.

• The energy an object has due to its chemical composition.

• The energy an object has due to its motion.

• The energy an object has due to its position or condition.

Energy stored by something that can stretch or compress.

• elastic potential energy

• gravitational potential energy

• chemical potential energy

• potential energy

Energy stored in chemical bonds.

• mechanical energy

• chemical potential energy

• elastic potential energy

• kinetic energy

Energy stored by objects due to their position above Earth’s surface.

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• gravitational potential energy

• mechanical energy

What is the unit of measurement for potential energy?

• Watts

• Joules

• Newtons

• Meters

I have the most potential energy if I am:

• 5 feet high

• 10 feet high

• 15 feet high

• 20 feet high

The acceleration due to gravity (on Earth) is _____

• 98 m/s²

• 9.8 m/s²

• 9.8 m/s

• 0.98 m/s

An Olympic high jumper, with a mass of 82 kg, has a maximum gravitational potential energy of 1970 J. How high was the jump?

Let g = 9.8N/kg

• 24 m

• 161,540 m

• 2.5 m

• 201 m

With all of his Batgear on, Batman has a mass of 90.7 kg. How much potential energy does he have if he's perched on top of a 1,575 m building? 

• 142,852.5 J
• 1,399,954.5 J
• 0.058 J
• 17.36 J

A leopard with a mass of 55.00 kg climbs 12.0 m up a tree. What is its GPE?

• 6,468 J
• 660 J
• 4.58 J
• 0.22 J